United Arab Emirates · Middle East & North Africa

Balaleet

Balaleet (placeholder image)
Sweet saffron-cardamom vermicelli topped with a thin omelette, a traditional Emirati breakfast.
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Balaleet

30 minTotal
4Servings
2/5Effort
3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 200 g fine vermicelli
  • 40 g butter
  • 100 g sugar
  • pinch of saffron in 2 tbsp warm rosewater
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 4 eggs
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Boil vermicelli 3–4 min and drain.
  2. Melt butter, add sugar, saffron-rosewater and cardamom.
  3. Toss vermicelli in and cook 5 min until glossy.
  4. Beat eggs with salt and cook a thin omelette.
  5. Serve vermicelli topped with the omelette.